Wichita eagle., 1887-11-11
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Daily Eagle
STUNNING" GONE OUT.
A ONCE POPULAR CRAZE NO LONGER
IN FASHION.

"Sooiety" Young Men and Womel
Through New York Slums-An Ex
citing Incident With Serious Results.
Stunning" said private detective tn
other DAY, "has gone out OF vogue almost Ell
tirely as popular recreation for The member
of Gotbams good society. Three or fou
years ago it was all the rage. 1t was an alt
surd and never q very healthful custom NOR
ally or physically. But it came from London
and that, of course was sufficient To commen'
it as a fashionable folly in New York TIL
pastine was simple enough in itself. A part
Of half dozen young women Of good socia
standing, sometimes accompanied by two o
three young men Of their own set, but NOR
often without the knowledge of their mall
friends, would decide on trip through tbs
low quarters Of tie city The time selected
was always late at night, generally from L
30 o'clock Often the trip was taken aftel
some evening entertainment at which tn,
more conventional modes Of amusement hat
been exhausted.
The young women would rendezvous a
tHr IcSlOchSc vi Vic VI ILcii HuuuDcf, tlNcS
themselves of their jewelry and other finery
and array themselves in the Oldest d shah
best garments to be had. Nearly always
too, they donned hoods, capes or shawls t.
conceal their faces. When they were al
ready they sent for detective from some Of
the private agencies to act as guide Then
they set out for their nocturnal jaunt through
the Sums
ut was surprising how resolutely nearly
all the young women stood the ordeal The
very Snes that should have taken to be the
most fastidious seemed to stand it best.
Young women who, doubtless, would have
tainted dead away at the sight of drop of
blood, and gone to bed for a month if sewer
gas had been mentioned at home, would trot
along biithely through streets reeking with
sidewalk garbage and the varied Odors of hui
manity huddled in 100 tenements They
would peep into dives and joints Of the
lowest order with unshocked modesty; wit
ness an occasional street brawl, at a safe
distance, with apparently as keen q relish as
professional slugger, and sometimes insist
on being taken inside concert garden or an
opium den. Probably this interesting phase.
or rather paradox, In feminine human na-
sure, Is TO be accounted for by the sustaining
power of morbid curiosity which tempo
rarily blunted the finer sensiDilties. AT any
rate, that Is the way | accounted for it
"But the experience could hardly have salu-
tary effects upon ths young women. Many
of the sights witnessed were indicate, TO say
the least; and an acquaintance with the dark
Side Of life is not necessary, 1t seems to me
for the best development of womankind
winch otherwise l..
come in contact with it,
"Of course, there were exciting incident.
IN some Of the summing trips. ! remember
being out one night, about three years ago.
with an unusually swell party. There were
five young women who all lived III as sryJish
houses as any Oh Fifth avenue. One Of them
in particular was of very high family. Two
especially favored young nen were permitted
to accom- any the party.
"We started about 1920 o'clock, and made
tbs rounds without incident as far as lower.
Mott street. As We turned into Mott street a
crowd Of Cinnamon were standing hear fine
corner above They were gesti,1Ilatine and
jabberirg angrily. Just before we reached
them one of the heathen drew long knife
and plunged it into another Mongolian's
breast. Then the man with the knife uttered
a fearful yell and started down the street tn
ward US, brandiShing the dripping blade az
he ran. The young woman OF whom sneak
was on the outer edge OF the sidewalk.
grabbed at her DIS the murderous Chinanau
rushed down upon Us, and tried 10 get her
out OF his track. All the rest of the party
had cleared she way. This particular Young
woman wasn't quick enough, and the next
Instant the almond eyed murderer WAS upon
her
II don't think he meant tc harm her. but
she blocked his path ana he was running for
his life. Before | could snatch the young
woman aside, NJ went his bloody knife. and
flashed down again.
The young woman dropped to he sids
walk, but before the rampant heather coDld
rush on feiled him with a heavy walking
stick which | carried The other Cinnamon
who were in hot pursuit, then bounced upon
HIM, and bore him, struggling frantcally and
trying TO slash somebody els. with his long
knife, into neghborIng dive.
When / picked up the Young woman She
~ns unconscious. AL the other young women
began weeping and waiting that she was
killed, ana the TWO dudes stood transixed
with. terror. | sent one OF them on the RIM
for cab, wishing TO avoid the publicity of
calling an ambu ance, and, when the cab ar
rived, drove with the inSensble girl 10 the
nearest drug store There II was found that
her dress bore the only actual wound about
her, the knife having struck corset steel and I
glanced OF. She had tainted from fright.
sns revived III a few minutes, but the episode /
broke up tbs party's Summing for that night, /
and, Ia fact, don't believe any of them OF !
their friends. 30 whom tbs story WIGS told. ever
have INDUCED in the diversion since.
by the way, the young woman in question |
has since been married 70 a man whose name
Is we'll known ia Wall street.
"A few experiences like this may have been
Is efectuai as anything else i'll putting an end
% the fad. ARyhew, as I started to saw.
is ROW q dead letter with good
'oriety' in New York New York CONNER
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